Marchers remember firefighters who perished

The father of a New York City firefighter killed in a skyscraper blaze was leading a downtown rally today to promote better fire safety standards.

Joseph Graffagnino Sr. was among at least 100 people marching from a Ground Zero firehouse to City Hall Park to call for better safeguards at major construction sites.

His son, also named Joseph, was one of two firefighters who died last summer while battling a blaze at the former Deutsche Bank tower. The other victim was Robert Beddia, a resident of Staten Island's South Beach neighborhood.

The skyscraper was damaged in the Sept. 11 terror attacks and was in the process of being dismantled when it caught fire.

The incident was one of a number of deadly construction accidents over the past year.